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Not just a cough: Wet cough research prompts significant change in clinical and community practice

Results from a world first-study measuring prevalence of chronic wet cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis in four Kimberley Aboriginal communities have highlighted the enormity of the health problem.

Resources help Deaf or hard-of-hearing kids BELONG

Adolescence can be challenging for all kids, but especially for those who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. New resources developed by The Kids Research Institute Australia aim to make life a little easier.

Giving young people the skills to become suicide-alert helpers

Can young people experiencing homelessness be part of the solution in suicide prevention? That is the question youth mental health researchers at Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia will investigate.

The one-in-a-million baby who defied the odds

When KEMH specialists first suggested using coconut oil to treat the fragile skin of Kimberly Rohrlach’s extremely premature first-born child, Isabella, she thought it was more than a little weird.

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Cerebral Palsy

A non-progressive motor disability due to damage of the developing brain, this is the most common physical disability in childhood. Affecting about one in 500 babies, it is frequently accompanied by other neurological impairments, such as intellectual or sensory.

Bullying Infographics

Infographics to easily learn more about bullying and what actions to take should bullying be an issue in your school or community.

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IVF

In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in which an egg is fertilised by sperm outside the body.

How researchers have made surgery for babies

The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Perioperative Medicine team is helping to change global and local practice by finding safer and gentler ways to both undertake surgery, and care for kids and families afterwards.

Giving kids with CF a chance at a longer, healthier life

COMBAT CF is one of two long-standing international trials which have resulted in new early intervention options helping to reduce progressive lung damage in kids living with CF.

Campaign designed to improve the lung health of Aboriginal children

A public health campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children is helping to improve detection, diagnosis and management of the condition.